Champions felicitated
The Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Cup winners Bangladesh were accorded a reception at the Bangladesh Olympic Association auditorium yesterday where the team were rewarded with
Tk 5.5 lakh, an amount jointly contributed by the Ministry for Youth and Sports and Bangladesh Hockey Federation.
The Bangladesh national hockey team had successfully retained the AHF Cup in April when they became undefeated champions in the second-tier tournament of the region. Each of the players also got a blazer and a mobile phone for their effort.
The programme also accorded a welcome to the new president of Bangladesh Hockey Federation Air Marshal Enamul Bari. The outgoing president Ziaur Rahman was awarded a crest as memoriam for his services in his 5-year tenure.
Chairman of the parliamentary standing committee for youth and sports Zahid Ahsan Russel MP, general secretary of the Bangladesh Hockey Federation Khaja Rahmatullah and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.
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